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Jan 20, 2013

by castro in the bay of pigs. kennedy's obsession was vietnam so cuba declined precipitously. presidents like ford, carter, made very serious efforts to achieve that with fidel castro, the opposite of what kennedy was doing, and so, yes, cuba maxed and waned. a different kind of priority over the 50 years for 10 or 11 american presidents. >> on the reverse side, does cuba have good assets? did cuba have good assets in the u.s.? has the castro regime tried to assassinate a u.s. president? >> i don't think castro ever had a direct hand in an assassination plot against an american president, but i describe in the book some of the most startling information i acquired from cuban defectors, one in particular, the highest level, most knowledgeable cuban intelligence officer ever to defect to the united states, he told me that he was convinced that castro knew, and cuban intelligence knew in advance that lee harvey oswald was going to shoot at kennedy that morning in dallas. >> brian latell, the book "castro's secrets mpt the cia and cuban's intelligence machine." we ran out of time, and he can

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Jan 10, 2013

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Jan 10, 2013

with the philippines, vietnam and other countries. >>> japanese officials say more than ten chinese planes, including military aircraft, approached japan's air defense identification zone over the east china sea on thursday. aircraft flying inside the zone are required to notify japanese authorities of their flight plans. some of the planes entered the zone, prompting the scrambling of air force defense force fighter jets. the which i needs planes left the zone without entering airspace. >>> eric schmidt has called on north korea to allow its citizens to use the internet and connect with the outside world. schmidt spoke to reporters in beijing on thursday after a four-day visit to pyongyang with bill richardson. he said their visit was private. but he pointed out that the internet access in the north is limited to government, military and university officials. >> the government has to do something. they have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the government of north korea has not yet done. it's their choice now and time in my view it's time for them to start or they will remain

CSPAN2 - Book TV Encore Booknotes

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Jan 19, 2013

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Jan 19, 2013

combat during the vietnam war. war. this is about an hour. c-span: liz trotta, author of "fighting for air: in the trenches with television news," on page 65 you talk about walter cronkite going on the air and saying things about the war. let me read just one line, and you can explain it. "cronkite's stunning pronouncement planted a seed of partiality in a business that vaunted objectivity, remaining above the fray." what are you talking about? >> guest: we always talked about objectivity, american journalists. i think it's a word now that's discredited, although i think it's still possible. but walter cronkite, in those days in the middle of really the hottest story of our generation, did nudge that line of objectivity. after going over there and taking a look at the war for himself and after watching this thing progress for such a long time or not progress, depending on your point of view, really decided to say he felt that maybe it wasn't winnable and we ought to take another look at it. that was a real first, certainly for a broadcaster, and i think probably the first across th

LINKTV - Al Jazeera World News

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Jan 27, 2013

LINKTV
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Jan 27, 2013

to take a tougher stance over the disputed islands. 40 years have passed since the end of the vietnam war, a conflict that claimed more than 1.5 million lives. but despite their bloody past, the u.s. and vietnam are enjoying strong relations and thriving trade. >> week, today, have concluded an agreement to end the war and to bring peace with our enemy in vietnam. >> after 58,000 american lives, hundreds of thousands of vietnamese killed, and 20 years of trying to keep vietnam from becoming a communist nation, president nixon announced the truce that would end the vietnam war. 40 years after the ceasefire, the u.s. and vietnam have a thriving trade relationship. in the past five years, the emphasis has shifted to security opera -- security cooperation. >> we will be strengthening our presence of the asia-pacific. >> u.s. officials have been trying to build relations with countries in the region in an effort to counterbalance china's influence. a longtime observer says ho chi minh city is not interested in being another arena between two superpowers. >> i don't think vietnam colubrids tens

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Jan 12, 2013

KRON
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Jan 12, 2013

vision. so will getting into college. i've got what it takes. so do you. >> the vietnam veterans memorial is one of the most visited sites in washington, d.c., but it's also one of the most controversial. lauren tells us more. >> the vietnam memorial was built to honor the american lives lost during the vietnam war. the war lasted from 1959 to 1975. it was the longest and most unpopular military conflict in u.s. history. troops fought to prevent the northern communists from taking over the south vietnamese government. millions of civilians were killed, as well as over 58,000 american soldiers. like the war itself, the memorial caused controversy. it was designed by maya lin, a young architecture student from yale university. her drawings were selected out of a thousand others in a national design competition. >> maya lin's design was very controversial because, at that time, there really wasn't anything similar to it at all. americans were typically thinking of a statue of a human being that would show, in this particular, case vietnam veterans at war. instead, you had "the wall," as it's

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Jan 27, 2013

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Jan 27, 2013

their northern myanmar stronghold. >> 30 years after the end of the vietnam war, former enemies make amends. more on the relationship between the u.s. and vietnam, coming up. >> but we begin with breaking news, just in dozens have reportedly died in a nightclub fire in southern brazil. gabriel is on the line with the smell. gabriel, i have a number of conflicting reports. i will turn it over to you. what do you know? >> the latest we have heard is that local officials in the town are still counting the bodies from this nightclub fire, but they are apparently telling local media that the death toll will be at least 90 people killed, from what looks like an absolutely tragic fire that occurred at 2:30 a.m. local time in this town of santa maria, in southern brazil, 200 kilometers from the state capital. we are told the night club was packed with hundreds, hundreds of people, mostly young people. it is a college town. there was some sort of fire and that hundreds could have been transported to area hospitals with interest -- with injuries. all of these stories are just learning to come out. again, t

CSPAN2 - Book TV

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Dec 31, 2012

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Dec 31, 2012

and offer courses in premodern history, thailand, and vietnam. >> host: why important to know that history? >> guest: the united states is very much engaged in that corner effort world that we have many allies there, partners we are working with, and many students at the nature academy who are going to be officers who are going to go to southeast asia representing our interests there so i think it's borpt for them to know southeast asian history, to be comfortable with the cultures, and have a knowledge of their history. >> host: well, professor, one of the long time allies is tie land, and you have a book call "in baddist company, thai soldiers in the vietnam war." what role did the thai military play in the vietnam war? >> guest: was a close ally to the united states in the vietnam war that people familiar with the circumstances of the war know that not only did thai thad troops to fight next to the united states and other forces, but thailand also served as a base for many of the aircraft that were flying, bombing missions over the trail, over laos, south vietnam, and we, at the time, b

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Jan 24, 2013

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Jan 24, 2013

-bright as a young returning vietnam hero in 1971 to the day the president announced your nomination as secretary of state. you may not be aware of it, but you will be the first member of this panel to ascend directly to the position since senator john sherman of ohio became president mckinley's secretary of state more than 100 years ago. so you're clearly making history once again. yours is a big chair to fill, and i will do my best today to live up to your example. i have watched your lead on the committee with an equally deep and abiding commitment to get to the heart of the matter. always probative, always open to debate, always ready to mitigate disagreements, always looking for the truth, for answers, uncovering the facts, hearing all of the evidence and then publicly spooeking truth to power based solely on what was in the best interest of the nation. as a senator, as a member of this committee, and as chairman, you have already built strong relationships with leaders around the world which will help you seamlessly into the role of secretary of state. you will need no introduction to the w

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Jan 24, 2013

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Jan 24, 2013

in vietnam? he had so much to say i believe it saved thousands of hives by getting the united states out of vietnam sooner. i'll show you more of what he had to say that day and what president obama nixon said about his testimony you have got to see this in tonight's wrewrite. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to see through anything. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. powerful answers. verizon. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with app

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Jan 24, 2013

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Jan 24, 2013

you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam? he had so much to say i believe it saved thousands of hives by getting the united states out of vietnam sooner. i'll show you more of what he had to say that day and what president obama nixon said about his testimony you have got to see this in tonight's rewrite. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please? wthe sadness, anxiety,e pleasthe loss of interest. the fatigue and aches and pains. depression hurts. cymbalta can help with many symptoms of depression. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. people takin

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Jan 2, 2013

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Jan 2, 2013

of generalship from george washoe and world war ii to chosin reservoir and vietnam. to colin powell and the gulf war and the generals who commanded the iraq from 2003 on. the general argues the military is change over its years in the way it rewards good generalship and punishes bad. toms is a provocative argument and one that we will examine in detail and nice conversation. joining tom in this conversation is susan glasser one of the nations top national security journalist. susan is the editor-in-chief of foreign-policy magazine has done tremendous work in billing foreign-policy.com into a key locus of the nationals carry discussion. prior to joining foreign-policy susan was reported to "the washington post" and the capitol hill newspaper roll call and brings great experience and expertise to the conversation tonight. runtime and susan were poised for an intriguing conversation about leadership generalship command and relief, tom and susan. >> for so thank you so much for that kind introduction and thank you to c&s who is not only been a benefactor to tom but directly and indirectly foreign-po

MSNBCW - The Cycle

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Jan 18, 2013

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Jan 18, 2013

on the real american war in vietnam. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> next week mark it is 40th anniversary of the end of the vietnam war, a conflict that continues to haunt the american psyche. with the appointments of vietnam vets that became senators, kerry and hagel, to top foreign policy posts, we can be sure that vietnam will continue to lurk in the foreign policy apparatus. you'd think we couldn't learn more of what happened in vietnam given the books and movies telling the tales but you would be wrong. one day, one graduate student researching post traumatic stress disorder searched through secret pentagon archives and interviewing vets and reading journals to uncover the story of american atrocities in vietnam. in a war where we killed more than 2 million civilians. the result is a book called "kill anything that move

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Jan 9, 2013

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Jan 9, 2013

park. why thieves would target the tribute to vietnam veterans. >> it was patrick swayze's death sentences, pancreatic cancer. >> first found out the news after all the doctors and nurses had left the room, he turned to me and said, i'm a dead man. >> now his widow is fighting for a cure. how his battle has brought her to the bay area. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. might want to book your next flight out of san jose. new, upscale >>> if you dread waiting at the airport you might want to book your next flight out of san jose. the airport's new upscale passenger lounge opens friday in terminal a. the club features shower facilities, a business center and a bar with complimentary snacks and drinks. it's open to any passenger for a $35 fee. >>> new at 5:00, sacramento may be losing their basketball team. the teams are reportedly in the process of selling the team to a seattl

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Jan 10, 2013

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Jan 10, 2013

are acute in vietnam. solutions include a railway company that wants to use lessons learned in japan to help vietnam build cities of the future. >> reporter: in vietnam it's booming. people pour into the city looking for work. not everyone is moving forward. the traffic getting worse every year and dangerous too with more and more accidents. poor road infrastructure isn't the only problem. land prices have spiked. a unit was set up next to vietnam's largest city. he's trying to sell a business model that help japan during its period of economic growth. >> translator: industry in the area is already booming. we hope to contribute to developing not only industry but housing and services too. >> reporter: they will develop other areas along cities like tokyo. without a master plan cities concentrate in commercial areas. the farther the suburb, the more inconvenient it is to get to the city center. downtown traffic only gets worse. japan's private railway companies use a different model. first they build railways into the suburbs then large residential areas. they provided quality housing at rea

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Jan 5, 2013

, that howard began to get more involved with the peace movement, the anti-vietnam war movement? >> guest: i think that was somewhat coincidental. >> host: okay. >> guest: howard was, in fact, fired from spelman in 1963, and the anti-war movement had not yet really begun. it started to begin the very next year. and howard shifted his base of operation and his family up north when he was offered a job at boston university. but he continued to fly back to the south. he took part, for example, in freedom summer in 1964 and flew back any number of times in order to attend some of these strategy sessions. but it is true that once the movement began against the war in vietnam that howard also felt very strongly about that. and his energies began to divide. you know, he never forgot about the black struggle or ceased to have full sympathy with it. but the demands on his time tended to be more and more in regard to the war in vietnam. >> host: now, maybe before we talk a little wit more about what he -- little bit more about what he did in opposition to the war we can talk about what he did to get f

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Jan 31, 2013

combat as an enlisted soldier. he served in vietnam alongside his brother. but that doesn't mean hagel's record comes without dirty laundry that was aired at today's hearing. >> when i voted against some of those unilateral sanctions on iran, it was a different time. we were at a different place with iran. >> what do you think that the iranian foreign ministry so strongly supported your nomination to be the secretary of defense? >> i have a difficult enough time with american politics, senator. i have no idea. but thank you. i'm on the record many times designating and saying that hezbollah and hamas are terrorist organizations. saying iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. i have always said i'm a supporter of israel. and some cases, i have said i'm a strong supporter of israel. i have never voted in -- against israel ever in the 12 years i was in the senate. >> committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer

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Jan 31, 2013

very little margin for error. senators are likely to quiz the plainspoken vietnam veteran on his positions on iran, iraq, israel, afghanistan, gay rights, and the u.s. nuclear posture. and that's just to start. hagel's confirmation battle is the first to be fought in the post-citizens united era of super pacs. why do we bring that up? well, for the last month, hagel's been hammered on-air by groups like americans for a strong defense, led by a handful of former romney advisers, and the american future fund to the emergency committee for israel, billionaire sheldon adelson is so invested in seeing his nomination voted down, that he has reached out directly to republican senators to try to get them to vote against hagel. the issues of concern to these folks are israel and iran. hagel once described pro-israel groups as a jewish lobby and voiced opposition to unilateral sanctions on iran. now, hagel has spent time on capitol hill explaining his views, and they have been good enough for new york senator chuck schumer, who after wavering, now supports his nomination. but they haven't

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Jan 31, 2013

represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam it's carried out, i will resist it. and then, of course, you continued on and on for months afterwards talking about what a disaster the surge would be, even to the point where it was clear the surge was succeeding. in march 2008, you said, quote, here the term quagmire could apply. if that's not a quagmire, then what is? even as late as august 29, 2011, in an interview, 2011, in an interview with the financial times, you said i disagreed with president obama, his decision to surge in iraq as i did with president bush on the surge in iraq. do you stand by that -- those comments, senator hagel? >> well, senator, i stand by them because i made them. >> were you right? were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to sort that out -- >> the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question, i expect a direct answer. >

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Jan 16, 2013

overseas to vietnam. he flew to hanoi on the first leg of his southeast nation tour. high on the summit agenda is the region's coordinated response to maritime activities. vietnam was chose as the first destination and abe's efforts were praised during his previous term to build an alliance. abe noted the strategic environment had changed a lot in the six years since he was last in office. he called china's increased maritime activities a shared concern. he said all nations involved must abide by international law. prime minister says he understands japan's stance and gives his country's backing. vietnam and some of his neighbors have territorial disputes with china over islands in the south china sea. after the meeting, the two leaders held a joint news conference them said they will work together on various challenges facing southeast asia. >> translator: we have agreed the two countries will jointly tackle issues that concern east asia. we'll also cooperate in the fields of political peace and stability. >> prime minister zhun said they agreed that all conflicts and issues shall be

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CURRENT
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Jan 8, 2013

patriot and the leader our troops deserve. if confirmed hagel will be the first vietnam vet and the first enlisted soldier to become secretary of defense. republicans are criticizing the former senator for not having enough support for israel and not taking a hard enough stance against iran. democrats are also getting tough on hagel. newly-elected senator tammy baldwin, also the first openly gay u.s. senator says she plans on questioning hagel for his anti-gay comments. 14 years ago hagel criticized ambassador james hormel for being aggressively gay. baldwin wants to know if his apology is sufficient and sincere and she wants to see how he's evolved on that issue particularly in the area of don't ask, don't tell. another obama appointment yesterday, he tapped counter terrorism adviser john brennan to lead the c.i.a. much the controversy there has to do with his involvement in the use of armed drones and his views on waterboarding but it is resparking a debate over the white house cyberleaks. president's aides purposely let out some information to help his re-election chances. but some rep

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Jan 6, 2013

early vietnam were already over increase. that's jumping ahead of the british goal is truly -- but back to metaframe, go on to the oil regions. beyond that, it is crucial to churchill. then beyond that he gets singapore back. he gets the far east. it is the richest resource in the world. not us. so that becomes -- it's not a subplot. it is a key plot. >> three parts cold war ended beginning. most americans have no idea and they have no idea what role the british were playing. but relative -- roosevelt did and roosevelt was very, very critical of the british empire as was the vice president from 41-45, henry wallace. he wanted to dismantle the british empire, dismantle the french embark, the portuguese, the dutch. they were very anti-global. truman as we know, encourage them and give them aid in support. [talking over each other] >> and gets us involved in vietnam. a lot of the turmoil we will later face. the other question you are raising is a fair and important one. we don't know if, if it would've been a clash between the americans and the soviets. we have different interests but we h

CSPAN2 - Book TV

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Jan 1, 2013

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Jan 1, 2013

. >> in the later years, and the stories of vietnam, iraq, afghanistan to a lesser extent, i think that's really where this question of politics enters civilian oversight versus what you can lay at the doorstep of the military really comes into play. you recount tales of generals were much less than those you just talked about in the later wars. where do you feel the balance lies between the accountability that should of been there but was missing for the generals in vietnam, are in iraq in its early days, versus the problem of political leaders setting impossible goals or murky goals, and then ultimately firing, you know, only the guys at the very top because things didn't work out politically? >> what, as it has the military loses in korea, because the pentagon says to ridgway, you're going to embarrass us and congress will start asking massive questions, so ridgway wanted to firefight of his division commanders in korea. they basically told and you can do it but do it on the down low. >> pretend its rotation. >> and they basically say, joe collins, the chief of staff is already lied to congre

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Jan 13, 2013

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Jan 13, 2013

that once the movement began against the war in vietnam that power also felt very strongly about that and his energies begin to divide. he never forgot about the black struggle or ceased to have full sympathy with it. the demands of his time tended to be more and more in regard to the war in vietnam. >> host: before we talk more about what he did in opposition to the war we can't talk about and getting fired. this is an interesting episode, and it is certainly related to the civil rights work that he did. what was going up the tab? >> guest: of black president at the time. and it is only since the book is come out as a result of a conversation with someone that i have changed my perspective of the fact that the black president and howard table so often and finally so bitterly. there were packed up in the summer of 1963 ready to go to boston for the summer. he stopped at the mailbox for one last look because they needed the last salary check that he hoped it would be there. what he found instead was the letter that preemptively fired a mental and not to come back. and it seems lik

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Jan 6, 2013

in vietnam that he also felt very strongly about that and his energy began to divide, you know, she never forgot about the black struggle or ceased to have full sympathy with it. but the demand on his time tended to be more in regard to the vietnam. >> host: before we talk about what he did in opposition to the war we can talk about him getting fired from spearman college. this is an interesting episode of his life and it is certainly related to the civil rights that he did. what was going on at spellman at the time? >> guest: spellman had a black president at that time named albert manly, and it's only since the book has come out as a result of the conversation with someone. i've changed my perspective and he and so vividly howard and his family were packed up in the summer of 1963 ready to go to boston for the summer, and he stopped off at the mailbox for one last book because they needed the last salary check and he hoped would be there. what she found instead was the letter from him that preemptively fired him and told him not to come back. and it seemed like an awfully rough and crue

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Jan 8, 2013

for secretary of defense. a former enlisted man and vietnam vet, the president says hagel can relate personallyto america's troops. >> to this day, chuck bears the scars and the shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. >> reporter: but winning confirmation won't be easy. some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee, john brennan, the president's pick to head the cia. still, looking at his 25 years at the spy agency, some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama -- >> reporter: a small group protested the brennan choice monday saying he's linked to techniques including water boarding during the bush administration. the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. >> reporter: he's also linked to the

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Jan 31, 2013

. chuck hagel, the purple heart recipient from the vietnam war, the former senator, nominated to be secretary of defense. his former colleagues met him with a fuselage of critical questions today, and abc's chief washington correspondent jonathan karl takes us about the fiery day. >> reporter: he's a vietnam veteran and former republican senator, but today chick hagel found himself and his judgment under attack by a fellow republican and vietnam vet. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be -- >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country -- >> since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things today. >> well, let the record show that you refused to answer that question. >> reporter: hagel eventually did answer, standing by his words on the iraq war, revealing something about the kind of defense secretary he hopes to be. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so -- i did question a surge. this going to be worth the sacrifice? we lost almo

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CSPAN
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Jan 31, 2013

would be the first former enlisted man and the first veteran of the vietnam war to serve as secretary of defense. you cannot read and senator of his military service and not be impressed by it. as senator hagel explained a few years ago, but " probably most fundamental for me, when we talk about going to war, we need to think it through carefully, not just for the political and diplomatic and economic consequences, and those are important, but at least for me, this old infantry sergeant thinks about when i was in vietnam in 1968. someone needs to represent that perspective in our government as well. the people in washington make the policy, but it is the little guys to come back in the body bags." senator hagel's background provides an invaluable perspective, not only with respect to the difficult decisions and recommendations that the secretary of defense must make regarding the use of force and the commitment of u.s. troops overseas, but also with respect to the day to day decisions that the secretary must make to ensure that our men and women in uniform and their families received

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Jan 31, 2013

in this country since vietnam, if it's carried out, i will resist it. and then, of course, you continued on and on for months afterwards talking about what a disaster the surge would be. even to the point where it was clear, the surge was succeeding. and in march 2008, you said, quote, here the term "quagmire" could apply. if that's not a quagmire, what is. even as late of august 29th, 2011, 2011, in an interview with the financial times, you said, i disagreed with the president obama, his decision to surge in iraq. as i did with president bush on the surge in iraq. do you stand by that -- those -- those comments, senator hagel? >> well, senator, i stand by them, as i made them. >> you stand by -- were you right? were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to sort that out. >> but the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you're right or wrong. that's a direct question, i expect a direct answer. >> the surge assisted in the objective

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Jan 31, 2013

ronald regan and one of the most decorated veterans of vietnam. united states senator. celebrated author. lawyer. and i thought he made a pretty strong, persuasive case. so did many of us. >> let's turn to cybersecurity. i was pleased that you mentioned cyber security in your initial remarks. they have moved expand its cyber security efforts. i have to talk about colorado. the air force academy is well positioned to train those. would you talk a little more on your take on cyber security and what sort of resources we need. >> i've been to those facilities in colorado a few times and don't know as much about them as you do, but i am familiar with them. they are essential to our national security. cyber, i believe represents as big a threat to the security of this country as any one specific threat. for all the reasons this committee understands. it's an insidious quiet, kind of a threat that we have never quite seen before. it can paralyze a nation in a second. not just a power grid or banking system. but it can knock out satellites. it can take down computers on all our carrier battle s

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Jan 7, 2013

of the vietnam war where he was wounded. he incurred political bruises when he opposed president bush's surge in iraq. a look at the hagel record and what it could mean for his confirmation process. >> first enlisted soldier, he broke ranks with fellow republicans when president bush announced his intention to send david petraeus and nearly 30,000 troops to iraq. >> this speech given last night but this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> president obama agreed with senator hagel in 2007. >> this continues to be a disastrous foreign policy mistake. we are now confronted with the question, how do we clean up the mess and make the best out of a situation in which there are no good options. >> are we going to continue to invest in american blood and treasure at the same rate we are doing now? >> the troops largely allowed the u.s. military to turn the war around and end the war in iraq for good in december of 2011. today the president said that his views were shaped in vietnam. >> when his brother was injured by a mine, chuck risked hi

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for vietnam. as a young private and then a sergeant, he served with honor alongside his own brother. when chuck was hit by shrapnel, his brother saved him. when his brother was injured by a mine, chuck risked his life to pull him to safety. >> and there is much more. hagel is a decorated combat veteran and would be the first enlisted man to serve as secretary of defense, as well as the first vietnam veteran to take the post. hagel served on the senate foreign relations committee, and also on the intelligence committee in the senate. he led the veterans administration. he headed the uso. he studied under the gi bill, and then helped pass it after 9/11. and he is a successful businessman who knows the bottom line. now listen to what republican senator lindsey graham had to say about his former lunch partner. >> chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president to all of us who ar

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was out i get pulled back in. we're pulled in vietnam. that was the boogieman for decades. they didn't have the vietnam sort of memories hanging over its shoulder and invading the psyche and challenging the thought process and now when we have kerry and hagel, two guys who vietnam is part of the fabric, it seems that vietnam reintroduced back in to is psyche of the democrats. now how does this change the decision making process and just the psyche having the two vietnam guys at the top there? >> well, it's a fascinating insight, actually, because when i did a piece sometime ago on obama's fondness for covert war and stepped up drone warfare really phenomenally, one of his close aides said to me, you know, the difference with this president is he was born too late for vietnam, not burdened with that baggage. so strikingly, what does he do? beginning of the second term picks not just one but two guys who are haunted by vietnam, by their own admission. they have talked about how the trauma of vietnam shaped their world view, in particular their restraint on the use of force which i thin

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soldiers there the reminded me of my own experience in vietnam, young, walking around, lost, white skin and all of that. i said do you remember vietnam? they said we do not want to talk about it. there were death squads, terror, the right wing parties of central america took they're not from reagan and karen -- nod from the reagan and killed dozens of people. out of the economics of ronald reagan, the south americans were decimated. the international monetary fund and world bank play a huge role. people turned against it. the leaders that came in at the 20th century were reactions against ronald reagan. >> you talk about obama, managing a wounded empire. you are fiercely critical of but you also support him. >> i support him because the alternative was more frightening. obama has made it very clear that it is about american power. we are the "indispensable nation in the world," which is a form of american exceptional as some. he made it very clear that he is going to take troops and so forth out of afghanistan and q, but he is committing on a full spectrum dominance to the containment o

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, a book was written about crop cite, and talked about cronkite's reports from vietnam during the evening broadcasts. did cronkite and rooney and the rest -- did world war ii shape their journalistic career? >> guest: sure did. the reason cronkite was able to go to vietnam with some deference and credibility is he had experienced world war ii and then later korea from the front lines. so when he -- after the tet offensive in january of 1968, when cronkite went to vietnam and concluded the war was not winnable, the war object advertise had gotten so murky it was hard to remember exactly why men were fighting and dying in vietnam. i think that gave him real resonance in the country, and he knew he had a bully pulpit, and he used it sparingly in his career. but one of the times he used it was vietnam. >> host: did you get a chance to speak to any of the journalists' family or andy rooney? >> guest: maroonie passed away a year ago this time. thanksgiving time of last year. he could not have been more generous with his time. sat down with me for two three-hour long interviews. his sons and dau

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country. rather than go to vietnam, i opted for the peace corps. having said that, there are a lot of people who have a conception. the bulk of the people in the public domain do not feel that africacom is --they are saying that the real googgoal is not necessarily security. we see the drone allah see in africa -- we see the donor policy in africa. -- drone policy in africa. one question is -- how do you measure success? how do you say you have succeeded in your mission? informed bothom in the united states and in africa? how do you engage? in efforts to promote security in africa? >> great question. i will say that maybe i'm usual for a guy in a uniform, but i'm a huge supporter of the peace corps. they are still looking for volunteers. if you want to come back, there are lots who are coming back. there are a lot of peace corps volunteers who serve as a young people. they did their service and went on and had successful careers and doing whatever it is that we were doing and they are now coming back for a second tour that is greatly appreciated. especially by the ambassadors. havi

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Jan 16, 2013

in jakarta was five years ago. >> the japanese prime minister is visiting vietnam. abe will also stop in thailand and indonesia on his first official trip after being reelected last month. economic relations in and -- and china pose a growing military might is likely to top the agenda. japan and vietnam are locked in a maritime disputes with china. they lay claims to a group of islands in the east china sea. islands farther south are claimed by vietnam, and several other countries in the region are claiming them as well. a u.s. talk-show host, oprah winfrey, has been speaking about her interview with lance armstrong. she would not confirm whether or not the ban cyclists confessed to taking drugs. he has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from professional cycling for life. we will find out what he says on thursday when the interview airs. venezuela's vice president steps in for hugo chavez. still ahead, his state of the nation address and his message to the opposition. and getting to safety. two japanese airlines have grounded the streamliners after another ma

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and refuses to disclose detailed information on them. >>> vietnam's communist party is marking 40 years since the paris peace accords which ended direct military involvement in the country. a ceremony held in hanoi on friday was the first nationally sponsored event to observe the 1973 deal. it is likely a move by the communist party to gain wider support by emphasizing the historic achievement. the cold war split the country into northern and southern regimes which fought fiercely. the united states which supported south vietnam signed the peace agreement in paris on january 27th, 1973. the anti-war movement gained momentum and two years later, the u.s. withdrew from the former south vietnamese capital of saigon. the president emphasized the legitimacy of one-party rule by the communist party. >> translator: the paris peace accord was our largest diplomatic victory in the war with the united states. there's an outstanding historical event. >> sung added that his country must learn from history in order to protect its independence, sovereignty and territory. a ceremony has been held in april e

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drone attacks covert operations and refuses to disclose detailed information on them. >>> vietnam's communist party is marking 40 years since the paris peace accords which ended direct military involvement in the country. a ceremony held in hanoi on friday was the first nationally sponsored event to observe the 1973 deal. it is likely a move by the communist party to gain wider support by emphasizing the historic achievement. the cold war split the country into northern and southern regimes which fought fiercely. the united states which supported south vietnam signed the peace agreement in paris on january 27th, 1973. the anti-war movement gained momentum and two years later, the u.s. withdrew from the former south vietnamese capital of saigon. the president emphasized the legitimacy of one-party rule by the communist party. >> translator: the paris peace accord was our largest diplomatic victory in the war with the united states. there's an outstanding historical event. >> sung added that his country must learn from history in order to protect its independence, sovereignty and te

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senator from nebraska is a vietnam war hero and served on capitol hill for more than a decade but his confirmation process isn't expected to be smooth. athena jones is at the white house and hagel, athena, has angered some lawmakers, many because of the positions he has taken up on middle east issues. what has he done that could cause challenges, say, for him here? >> reporter: well, that's right. even though this is a republican who served as nebraska senator for two terms, it sounds like a bipartisan choice but really, it's just going to be shaping had up to be another fight. one of the issues here that has angered the lgbt community is comments he made back in 1998 questioning a nominee for ambassadorship because that nominee was in his words, openly, aggressively gay p he has recently apologized for those remarks but these just a sampling. the big issues are -- more big issues on the foreign policy side. let's listen to what south carolina senator lindsey graham had to say about his concerns about hagel on "state of the union" this morning. >> chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secre

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to chicago. we are already from a prospective king is following us and catching up the same on the vietnam war. you know we were very involved in opposing the war and kaine was much more cautious than that because he knew he had much more to lose. >> host: and he lost a lot. >> guest: one of the things i discovered is it's much easier for a 21-year-old students to take a stand on anything. if you don't have anything to lose except your draft status which i did lose. and you know so for king he understood that everything he accomplished on the civil rights agenda gives access to the white house and congress. all of that was contingent on not taking a stand on vietnam. >> host: president johnson was very upset with dr. king in the stand he took a cozy felt -- we have handed civil rights and voting rights over and now you are going to go against me for re-election. you are going to go against me on the vietnam war. >> guest: yes. king now i understand what courage it took to take the stand that he did and i understand more about why he hesitated. faretta was very much involved in the antiwar

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of no interest. >> all i can say it reminds me of vietnam in the early '70s and the public and policy makers lost enthuiasm or interest in the war long before the killing stopped and it was a tragedy that we sent young men over to vietnam after the public turned on to other things. it is it unfortunate and it certainly is a soibering. and you have situations like >> it started with the 9/11 attacks . is can the media afford to lose interest? >> absolutely. the depressing sign of disconnection. they were introduced to it via the sex scandal and not the continuing inside are attacks. >> you have issues like iraq that is imploding and moving toward iran, better relationship with iran and in syria 60,000 people dead. we have a media that is all political and not substance. >> up next. you know that little 50-pound thingy at the doctor's office when they weigh you, and they have to move it over? my doctor does not have to do that anymore. [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. feels great. [ male ann

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use. he's visiting vietnam on his first tour aboard. abe prime minister discussed territory disputes. they have disputes with china. the peace and stability in the south china sea is of global concern. he added the rule of law is essential. he understands and supports japan's stance. the leaders also discuss north korea. abe says the rocket launch last month violated resolutions. he said the international community should take firm action. abe pledged about $500 million worth of yen loans to vietnam. after the meeting, the two leaders held a joint news conference. they will work together on various challenges facing southeast asia. >> translator: we have agreed that the two courts will jointly tacklessues that concern east asia. we will also cooperate in the fields of peace and stability. >> prime minister said they agree that all conflicts and issues should be resolved through peaceful negotiations based on international law. >>> hundreds of protesters have clashed with police. more than 600 people were staging a sit in at the plant on tuesday when polic moved in. the protesters say

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it the worst mistake since vietnam. in terms of military strategy, the surge worked and was successful. when you're talking about somebody at secretary of defense with strong views and wrong views in my opinion, there are questions senators will ask him. host: will share with you from the c-span2 library some of the statements from senator hagel and some of the movies we have conducted with him over the years. -- interviews we have conducted with him over the years. steve clements, what does his nomination signal in terms of what the president want to -- wants to achieve over the next four years? guest: two very important things. first, he wants an independent, no-nonsense voice at the table around the president. senator hagel has had a close relationship with president obama, and i happen to know from a number of sources that the quality of conversation and the nature of their conversations is very direct, often not in agreement, and the president is not bringing on a yes man. i guess then. the second thing we need to look at -- we have been dealing with -- bringing on a yes man. the second

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Jan 21, 2013

coverage, we will air excerpts of some of dr. king's less often played speeches, including "beyond vietnam." why he opposed the war in vietnam. but first, we turn to some of the voices of hope and resistance from sunday night's piece ball. not affiliated with any political party, the celebration at the mead center for american theater paid tribute to the continuing struggle for peace and justice here in the united states and throughout the world. we begin with naacp president benjamin jealous. >> this is the place to be tonight. the challenge for our country was never to see the day when a person of color would be president, know the challenge for our country was to ensure that it would be safe for it to happen again and again. we knew it could be condoleezza rice. it could be colin powell. but we got barack obama. we got a man who was a product of a progressive movement. as we stand here tonight ever so humble, reminiscing about ancestors who did not see this day, about people like medgar evers who gave their lives so we would see this day, let us walk out of here tonight talking to our c

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Jan 8, 2013

of defense. one of the few secretaries to have been wounded in war. the first vietnam veteran to leave the department. chuck hagel will our troops the character and strength. they see one of their own. he is a champion and our troops and military family. he thought to give our veterans the benefit they deserve. as head of the u.s.o. he devoted himself to caring for our troops. having studied under the gi bill he helped lead the fight. having co chaired my and a.i.g. board he knows that our armed forces collect and lives depend on good intelligence. he recognizes that american leadership is indispensable in a dangerous world. i saw this in our travels across the middle east. he understands that america stands strongest. we stand with allies and friends. we have to keep our military the strongest this world has ever known. most importantly, he knows war is not a distraction. he understands that sending americans to fight and lead in dirt and mud is something we only do when it is absolutely necessary. my frame of reference is set. it is geared toward the guy at the bottom and would join

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Jan 16, 2013

forces. everything fought hard. it just didn't work. >> bill: you are a vietnam vet. >> yeah. >> bill: were you in vietnam colonel peters. >> no, i was a little too young but i wish i had been. >> bill: hunt looks a lot older than you i'm sorry to make that mistake. colonel was in vietnam. it's the same thing we had a corrupt south vietnam me regime. didn't work. didn't win the people's loyalty. that's what we are looking at in afghanistan colonel peters. the same thing. the afghani people. they are afraid of the taliban. they are saying, you know, karzai and those people, are they going to protect us? the answer is no. so that they are not really throw throwing in with the u.s. and the coalition forces. >> you have hit the nail right on the head to use yet another cliche. the fundamental difference between the afghan forces that we spent over a decade. rag bag taliban is at that time taliban believe in what they are fighting for. they are fighting for their faith and for all sorts of other reasons too. primarily on a jihad. we expect the afghan army and police to fight for harmid kar

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